Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1887-09-04

Twas gang before the sadgiStrat>-
/ dream Of that igoominy still, though
forty years have passed since Was PLACED
In the dO,k and asked VIA: bad 20 say
for myself. Drunk and disOrder'y''
Twas charged BY the constable
were 10 police in l-,zS- Sith being drunk
and disGrdsrly. Twenty other p0Or
Wrs:cbez were waiting their trlal for the
same oh-r-e; OGe ort for gTaver charges
Nv eass cane lrst and had the honor OF
beng reported IN The papers Here i the
extract out Of the N0-Eiag CiroHieis.
a y0GDg nan who gave his name 81
Henry Luke and said be va an actor
BY profession, Was charged with being
drunk and d,sDrderly % tie streets The
oOnstabls found him a. 10 o'clock lying
on the pavement Of B1cklersbury too
drunk even 70 speak and quite unable
therefore % give any scc"1nt Of himself
A cheek. signed Dy The well known firm
Of Cracke;, & CaJg=s, for so WAS found
on his psr~Ou. The magistrate remarked
that this is q suspicious circumstance,
and decided TO remand the case till these
gentlemen could be communicated with.
One o. ths partners appeared at II and
depOsed that the prisoner real name was
Luke LncrAlt, tha, be had been an actor,
and that the cheek had been gwen him BY
the firm, acting for the client who wished
10 be Anonymous. but wbDSs motive WAS
pure nsyDlrafe.
The magistrate. on bearing ;be facts OF
the cA>e. atdreSsed the prisoner with a
suitable edmonton. He babe him re-
member that such an abuse OF a good
- l. - ~
was the worst form OF lDgrstitude. IL ap-
peaTed that on the very day OF receiving
gin which V4s evidently intended 20 adj
vance hIr. 10 life. crto had him the means
Of procuring suitable employment the
prisoner deliberately made himself 20
hopslsssly dTnHk that he could neither
speak nor st.lDd-where IL did not appear.
The magistrate could not but feel that his
cOndEct showed the grayest want OF moral
principle. and BE- strongly advised Mr..
Crackstt % clUcel the check TIL further
orders. A., however, 1t was a first offense,
and N consideration Of the prisoners
youth. the ~ inflicted would be a small
one OF ten saliIu.-, With costs. -
That Wa The newspaper account Of the
affair. On his way out OF court Mr.
Crsekstt stopped me.
Young man. he said, shaking his
head, This = very dreadful. I warned
nv benevolent client against this act Of
generosity. loU are the fifth young man
whom be has assisted in this magnificent
manner. The former, all four, took 70
drink and died IN a disgraosful manner.
Take warning and stop while il Is yet
time
got away ~ fast as could, and erept
back u nv lodging after necessary
miserable breakfast.
am not ashamed TO say that sat down
and cried. The tears would crowd into
my ewes. II Wa too dreadful. Here |
was, only - years Of aye, with my life be-
fore me, doomed through my own folly 70
q miserable ending and disgraceiul reputa-
ton. What good would come Of having
money under these dreadful conditions.
Money, indeed What had become Of the
So given me only two days beiorey Gone
All gone bat one single sovereign which
served 70 pay my fine. Some one had
ROBBED NE Perhaps the constables. Per-
haps a street thief IL was gone. The
sOrTy reward Of my consent 20 the unhOly
bargain was clean swept away, and only
the consequences Of the contract remained.
In the afternoon, as | fastened home
along the darkening streets, hoping to
reach ny lodging before the daily gorge
began, q curious thing happened 70 me.
On the other side Of the street, in a dark
corner, standing upright and pointing 10
me with a finger Of derisiOn, saw BOule-
de-nelge, the negro servant. | rushed al
hum, blind with rage. When / got 10 the
spot | found nobody there Was it trick
Of disOrdered brain had seen him,
quite plainly, gTinDing a, me with his
wTinkled features. As turned from the
place hearp his familiar ''cluck-cluek"
Twice moEe or the way this strange
phantom appeared 10 me; each time &C
eompanied by the ''cluck' OF his voice. Ii
was phantom with which was TO be
come familiar, indeed, before ! had flu
ished with B1Ul-de-neige and his master.
II was clear that the demon TO whom
had sold mys-ii vas incapable Of the
slightest consideration towards me. he
would eat ard drink o. much As he felt
disposed % to. careless Of any consequences
that might heiall me. II Was equally
evident TIA; BE- intended 70 make the
most OF his bargain, To eat enOrmOsly
every day and 20 drink himself drunk
every night And ! WAS pOweTless. MeaD-
time il was becoming evident that the
consequences 70 me would he a. serious ~
i'll were myself guilty Of the excuses
One drop Of comfort alone remained; my
appetite would fail and my tormsntOr
would % FURNISHED where he would ieel il
most To-Day down and waited Ejll lunch
con time; no sense Of repletion came over
me; il was certain, therefore, that he was
already suffering a yicariOus punishment,
20 to speak, for yesterdays dehSuch
The next day, however, I really did
meet my negro.
IL was abeut . in the afternOOn-the
time when ! was tolerably safe, because
my owner, who took 3 plentiful luncheon
at /, did not begin his nightly Orgy much
before Z. j was lettering about Bucklers-
bury, my favorite place Of resort, in the
hope OF meeting the old man, when my arm
was touched as | turned round. 1t was
the negro. "Massa Lucrsft," he said,
you come along o me- Massa him berry
glad TO see you
declare that although the moment be
fore had been pieturing such an encoun-
ter, although had imagined myself with
nv fingers at his throat, dragging him OF
and forcing him to tell me who and whs;
he was, felt myself unable 10 speak.
Come along o. me. Msssa Luersft," he
said: this way-way you know berry
well. HO. hol Clock. !"
He stopped before the door l remember.
ed, bot had never been able to find, opened
il with little key and led the way to the
octagonal room.
There was 10 one in il, but the table
was already laid for dinner.
'.Massacome bymeby. You wait, young
geAtman-"
Then he disappeared somehow.
As before, / could see no door. As BE-
fore, the first sensation which came oyel